{"product_id":"rogue-heroes-the-history-of-the-sas-britains-secret-special-forces-unit-that-sabotaged-the-nazis-and-changed-the-nature-of-war-9781101904183","title":"Rogue Heroes: The History of the Sas, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - The incredible untold story of World War II's greatest secret fighting force, as told by the modern master of wartime intrigue--now a limited series on Epix!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Reads like a mashup of \u003ci\u003eThe Dirty Dozen\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Great Escape, \u003c\/i\u003e with a sprinkling of \u003ci\u003eOcean's 11\u003c\/i\u003e thrown in for good measure.\"--Michiko Kakutani, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR - \"\u003ci\u003eRogue Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e is a ripping good read.\"--\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e (10 Best Books of the Year)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBritain's Special Air Service--or SAS--was the brainchild of David Stirling, a young aristocrat whose aimlessness belied a remarkable strategic mind. Where most of his colleagues looked at a World War II battlefield map and saw a protracted struggle, Stirling saw an opportunity: given a small number of elite men, he could parachute behind Nazi lines and sabotage their airplanes and supplies. Defying his superiors' conventional wisdom, Stirling assembled a revolutionary fighting force that would upend not just the balance of the war, but the nature of combat itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBringing his keen eye for detail to a riveting wartime narrative, Ben Macintyre uses his unprecedented access to the SAS archives to shine a light on a legendary unit long shrouded in secrecy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Macintyre\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer-at-large for The Times of London and the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Spy Among Friends\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDouble Cross\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOperation Mincemeat\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAgent Zigzag\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books. Macintyre has also written and presented BBC documentaries of his work.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50606190133522,"sku":"9781101904183","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_33455c5a-836b-4dbd-b293-9e8633a83a6b.jpg?v=1732290192","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rogue-heroes-the-history-of-the-sas-britains-secret-special-forces-unit-that-sabotaged-the-nazis-and-changed-the-nature-of-war-9781101904183","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}